Hello again 20 Nov 2024 4:16 PM (4 months ago)
Oh, why, hello! I’m still here! I know, it’s been a while. We have had some big changes in our family this year, so meal planning and blogging were moved to the back burner. But they’re still simmering. I promise the flame on that burner has not gone out. In fact, my daughters are going […]
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Week 787 Weekly Menu 26 Mar 2024 11:04 AM (last year)
This week's menu is ready to go, with a mish-mash of recipes. Looking forward to home cooking for our spring breaking college kid!
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Week 786 Weekly Dinner Menu 18 Mar 2024 3:04 PM (last year)
It's still cloudy and cool here, so I'm going all in on cozy food, including pot roast in the Instant Pot.
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Week 785 Weekly Dinner Menu 11 Mar 2024 5:25 PM (last year)
Hi all! I’m so spotty with cooking this month, failing miserably on my new year’s resolution to cook more…so just gonna reset this week! I have to stop letting crazy weeks stop me from cooking, especially since taking the time to cook has been quite meditative and welcome lately. MONDAY: Lemon chicken pasta TUESDAY: Roasted […]
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Week 784 Weekly Dinner Menu 26 Feb 2024 7:49 AM (last year)
Looking forward to dinner this week, especially pot roast on Sunday, just like my grandmother used to do! Come share your weekly menu, too!
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Week 783 Weekly Dinner Menu 13 Feb 2024 6:27 AM (last year)
So much cooking last week we have lots of great leftovers this week...but also cooking up new food later in the week!
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Week 782 Weekly Menu + Happy 17th Birthday, Blog! 5 Feb 2024 3:49 PM (last year)
This week's dinner plan, the blog's 17th birthday (!!), plus some of our favorite recipes for Super Bowl Sunday!
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Week 781 Weekly Menu 29 Jan 2024 8:58 AM (last year)
It's our first meal plan of 2024 and includes several of my favorite recipes, including carne asada salad with cilantro crema.
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Happy New Year! A recommitment to cooking 24 Jan 2024 9:44 AM (last year)
It's time to make this year's food resolution and for 2024 it is simple: get back in the kitchen and cook!
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Week 780 Dinner Menu 7 Nov 2023 1:23 PM (last year)
Hello! We’re a little late this week, but better late than never! MONDAY: $9 burger night at Barrel Republic (used to be $5 not too long ago…alas!) TUESDAY: Pesto Chicken Salad Sandwiches WEDNESDAY: Lemony Italian chicken pasta THURSDAY: Santa Maria tri-tip with mashed potatoes and salad FRIDAY: Leftovers SATURDAY: Takeout night SUNDAY: Smoked short rib, […]
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Week 779 Dinner Menu 29 Oct 2023 3:07 PM (last year)
This week's menu is ready to go with our favorite gumbo recipe, pesto chicken salad and more!
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Week 778 Weekly Menu…and Hello Again! 22 Oct 2023 10:46 AM (last year)
The week 778 weekly dinner plan is ready to go!
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Week 777 Weekly Menu 15 Aug 2023 2:33 PM (last year)
Hey everyone! I’m a little late this week. But better late than never! MONDAY: Eat out at Panera Bread TUESDAY: Pancakes (because I’m just now planning the menu and it’s Tuesday at 3:30 pm and clearly I’m not getting to the store today!) WEDNESDAY: Chicken Enchiladas Verde THURSDAY: White Chicken Chili FRIDAY: Shepherd’s Pie SATURDAY: […]
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Week 776 Weekly Menu 6 Aug 2023 4:03 PM (last year)
I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer! Our summer travel is now officially done (and it was wonderful!) and we are all so ready to not eat out. Our family is in desperate need of the weekly menu and home cooked meals. Oh…and we saw Taylor Swift at SoFi in LA this […]
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Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joe Recipe 5 Aug 2023 3:17 PM (last year)
Recipe for Ancho BBQ Sloppy Joe sandwiches as inspired by our Hello Fresh kit – easy to make and a hit with the whole family!
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Week 775 Weekly menu 2 Jul 2023 9:57 AM (last year)
Hello again! Unsurprisingly, the end of this school year got very busy and we have barely cooked at all over the last month. We officially have a high school graduate! It is hard to believe that Cate was only 2 years old when I started this blog. The time has felt both fast and slow. […]
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Week 774 Weekly Menu 29 May 2023 10:47 AM (last year)
Happy Memorial Day! Hope you all have some delicious food on the grill right now! This week is the quiet before the storm of graduation week, so going to really try to get some good cooking in! MONDAY: Memorial Day BBQ: Brisket + Fixings TUESDAY: Cora’s ground beef tacos WEDNESDAY: White Chicken Chili THURSDAY: Enchiladas […]
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Week 773 Weekly Menu 22 May 2023 6:55 PM (last year)
The roller coast has officially hit the top of the hill and we are starting the downward decent to the end of the school year, speeding up every day! It’s going to be fun! (And crazy. But fun!) MONDAY: Grilled chicken, mashed potatoes and butter lettuce salad TUESDAY: Mushroom swiss burgers WEDNESDAY: Orchestra banquet at […]
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Week 772 Weekly Dinner Menu 15 May 2023 4:13 PM (last year)
Hello! I truly cannot believe it’s time to plan another week of dinners. Here goes! MONDAY: Mother’s Day leftovers TUESDAY: Chicken pot pie (I STILL haven’t made this but I am bound and determined) WEDNESDAY: Thai basil beef rice bowls THURSDAY: Grilled salmon FRIDAY: Speech and debate banquet for Cate SATURDAY: Leftovers SUNDAY: Takeout night […]
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Week 771 Weekly Dinner Menu 9 May 2023 8:31 AM (last year)
I’m a little under the weather and didn’t realize until this morning I never finished up my menu from yesterday! Better late than never, right? MONDAY: Tacos from Primo Foods TUESDAY: Steak, green beans and fries WEDNESDAY: Lasagna Baked Ziti THURSDAY: Chicken pot pie FRIDAY: Leftovers SATURDAY: Takeout night SUNDAY: Happy Mother’s Day to me…I […]
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Week 770 Weekly Menu 30 Apr 2023 12:06 PM (last year)
Hello, all! Well, last week took quite the turn…Cate and I ended up driving to three universities in three days. Fun, exhausting, helpful, and completely blew up our meal plan and ability to cook dinner. So, lots of repeats from last week’s menu for us. But I didWhite Chicken Chili make the that was on the […]
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Week 769 Weekly Menu 24 Apr 2023 11:04 AM (last year)
Hello! I am BACK into the dinner groove! MONDAY: Dinner at Crack Shack to celebrate the conclusion of Cate’s high school speech & debate career! (She was a speech semifinalist at the California state tournament this weekend…go Cate!) TUESDAY: Homemade margherita pizza WEDNESDAY: White chicken chili THURSDAY: Chicken pot pie FRIDAY: Leftovers SATURDAY: Zesty grilled […]
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Week 768 Weekly Menu 16 Apr 2023 2:21 AM (last year)
Hello everyone! I’m smack dab in the middle of some atypical weeks. This past week we went to Park City for Spring Break, and now I’m on the East Coast touring a couple of colleges with Cate. SOOOO…not much cooking and a whole lot of flexibility happening. But I wanted to put up a quick […]
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Week 767 Weekly Dinner Menu 3 Apr 2023 9:32 AM (2 years ago)
Hey, everyone! I am currently listening to the book Lessons in Chemistry and it’s lovely. It also motivated me to make dinner last night instead of ordering takeout! Speaking of cooking, here is this week’s menu! MONDAY: Paneer with peas tikka masala Coconut korma chicken (Lest you think I’m fancy, I’m using Maya Kaimal simmer sauces) […]
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Week 766 Weekly Menu 20 Mar 2023 10:50 AM (2 years ago)
Cooking up some of our coziest recipes for this week's dinner plan, including shepherd's pie and red beans and rice!
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Week 765 Weekly Menu 13 Mar 2023 9:58 AM (2 years ago)
Lots of cozy foods this week including gnocchi, chili and corn chowder. Some check out the full meal plan and share your own!
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Week 764 Weekly Menu 26 Feb 2023 7:01 AM (2 years ago)
This week's menu is ready to go, with links to recipes for gumbo, corn chowder and Rachel sandwiches.
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White Chicken Chili 23 Feb 2023 12:18 PM (2 years ago)
Recipe for white chicken chili, an easy-to-throw-together soup filled with chicken and white beans and delicious with customizable toppings!
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Week 763 Weekly Menu 20 Feb 2023 8:30 AM (2 years ago)
This week's dinner plan includes two great slow cooker recipes–Korean BBQ tacos and carnitas–plus a few other faves!
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One-Skillet Brown Butter Gnocchi with Butternut Squash 16 Feb 2023 12:06 PM (2 years ago)
This recipe for brown butter gnocchi with butternut squash is melt-in-your-mouth delicious and perfect as a side or vegetarian dinner!
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Week 762 Weekly Menu 11 Feb 2023 5:30 PM (2 years ago)
Going for some of our favorite comfort foods this week (think bolognese and white chili) on our weekly dinner menu!
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Eat Well, Heal the Planet 2023 Edition! 9 Feb 2023 2:00 PM (2 years ago)
"Eat Well, Heal the Planet" is back with our 2023 environmental-food resolutions: eating less meat and using less one-time use items!
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Sixteen years of seasons 1 Feb 2023 1:44 PM (2 years ago)
Happy sixteenth anniversary to the food blog, This Week for Dinner!
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Week 761 Weekly Menu 12 Dec 2022 5:58 PM (2 years ago)
We have our house back and beautiful hickory wood floors! I am feeling very grateful. And now it’s time to jump in on birthday and Christmas festivities! MONDAY: Soup night (picked up a few soups at Vons) TUESDAY: Cora’s ground beef tacos WEDNESDAY: Red beans and rice THURSDAY: Homemade pizza night (honey goat cheese and […]
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Week 760 Weekly Menu 5 Dec 2022 2:47 PM (2 years ago)
Long time no talk! The day after Thanksgiving marked the beginning of floor demolition in our house. Unsurprisingly, the past week has been insane. Hence, no menu plan last week. But we have our kitchen back now (yay!) and we are sick to death of eating out/spending money on takeout. It’s time to get back […]
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Week 759 Menu + Thanksgiving! 21 Nov 2022 9:16 AM (2 years ago)
This week is all about Thanksgiving cooking. Come see what we're cooking and share your own menus for the week and for the big day!
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Week 758 Weekly Menu 14 Nov 2022 9:03 AM (2 years ago)
Hello! Apologies for missing last week…I run communications at my company and we announced a proposed merger, so basically I didn’t do much of anything but work. But I’m back to normal, thank goodness! MONDAY: Spaghetti and meatballs TUESDAY: Chicken piccata, mashed potatoes, salad WEDNESDAY: Chicken, Tasso and Andouille Gumbo THURSDAY: Leftovers FRIDAY: Homemade hamburgers […]
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Week 757 Weekly Menu 1 Nov 2022 9:43 AM (2 years ago)
Happy November! My first menu of the month is coming a day late because we were just too busy with Halloween festivities Sunday and Monday. Here we go! MONDAY: Candy. No, really. Candy and random food people scrounged. TUESDAY: Leftovers (smoked pork butt! the best!) WEDNESDAY: Butternut squash soup and grilled cheese THURSDAY: Chicken piccata, […]
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Week 756 is a bust for me… 25 Oct 2022 2:00 PM (2 years ago)
It was bound to happen…I’m sick. Our high school of 2,000 students had 700 students absent last week. Fun times! Anyway, I’m out of it and definitely not planning or cooking or shopping. I kept thinking I’d feel better and get a menu whipped up, but I’m just gonna cry uncle, go to bed and […]
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Week 755 Weekly Menu 17 Oct 2022 9:16 PM (2 years ago)
This week I'm pulling out some recipes I haven't used in ages and I'm super excited to get cooking! See what others are cooking, too!
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Week 754 Weekly Menu 10 Oct 2022 7:53 PM (2 years ago)
You know what is crazy? I started this blog right before I became pregnant with our second child, Anna…who is now a freshman in high school. This fact is kind of blowing my mind. Anyway, late start to planning this week after a very event-filled Homecoming weekend with the kids and my niece! Back to real […]
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Week 753 Weekly Menu 3 Oct 2022 7:06 PM (2 years ago)
Week 753 weekly dinner menu, including recipes to Indian butter chicken from scratch and red beans and rice, two of our favorites!
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Week 752 Weekly Menu 26 Sep 2022 11:07 AM (2 years ago)
Well, week one back on the meal planning train went great. In fact, at one point last week Anna said, “What is this magical book that means home-cooked meals every night?” It was so cute! So far I am completely loving The Ultimate Meal Prep Cookbook. (Thank you, Bonnie!) Although this week it’s a mix […]
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Week 751 Weekly Menu…and we’re back! 18 Sep 2022 12:26 PM (2 years ago)
After a nice summer break from meal planning, we're back! Come see what's cooking using the ATK Ultimate Meal Prep Cookbook!
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Summer Break! Drop Menus Here! 7 Jul 2022 12:41 PM (2 years ago)
Hello foodie friends! I am crying “Uncle!” and going to take a summer break from meal planning (since I basically am already). We aren’t eating out a ton or anything, but we are taking a very relaxed approach to dinner each night. I haven’t ever officially taken a summer blog break from planning my weekly […]
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Week 750 Weekly Dinner Menu 12 Jun 2022 7:13 PM (2 years ago)
Week 750. That feels like a number to celebrate for some reason. It’s like the third quarter quell times 100. (That’s a lot of Hunger Games.) It’s three-quarters of the way to 1000. It’s a lot of years, that is for sure. Anyway…happy 750 menus, Blog! MONDAY: Smoked turkey breast with salad and rice TUESDAY: Naan […]
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Week 749 Weekly Menu 6 Jun 2022 12:49 PM (2 years ago)
Hello! How has another week passed? It’s last day of school on Thursday, so I am anticipating a bit of “crazy,” but should be fun! MONDAY: Leftovers (after a weekend of delicious home meals!) TUESDAY: Ancho BBQ sloppy joes (planning to modify from a Hello Fresh recipe we liked) WEDNESDAY: Slow cooker Korean beef barbecue […]
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Week 748 Weekly Menu 30 May 2022 7:48 PM (2 years ago)
Our Memorial Day is done and we are completely stuffed with the most wonderful food. It’s actually a little hard to plan a menu right now because the last thing I want to think about is food. No, but seriously. This is hard…can we just have water and fruit for all the meals because that […]
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Week 747 Weekly Menu 23 May 2022 4:00 PM (2 years ago)
Weekly menu is back, this week with some oldie but goodie go-to recipes.
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Week 746 Weekly Menu 1 May 2022 3:41 PM (2 years ago)
And we’re back! Spring break ended with a lot of driving on my part after leaving my wallet and keys in a national park many, many miles away from my home. Completely threw off the week, but I got my stuff and on life goes! Back to normal finally… MONDAY: Homemade Bolognese TUESDAY: Cilantro Sour Cream […]
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